Thursday, November 08, 2012
Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia - November 6
THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS
1. Below full sets of letters and numbers and the words "Yes" and "No," what word typically appears at the bottom of a ouija board? Don't know that I have ever really looked at a Ouija Board. Ask?
2. What hit 2012 film follows the employees of an establishment called Xquisite? I cannot even think of what the hit movies have been in 2012. Have I been to a movie all year? Is this an animated movie?
3. The three tallest statues in the world all depict what figure? Buddha?
4. In 1561, what Italian anatomist first describe the way human egg cells travel between the ovary and the uterus? Fallopia?
5. According to the title of the song, what is the occupation of Simon & Garfunkel's "poor boy" with a "story seldom told"? boxer
6. The historical Prince Felix Yusupov is best known for the revolver wound that (presumably) helped kill whom? Rasputin
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these works of classical music? The Art of the Fugue, Lulu, Moses und Aron, Mozart's Requiem, the "Roma" Symphony, The Tales of Hoffman, Turandot, the Universe Symphony. All were unfinished as a result of the death of the composer and were finished by others
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What fish of the Indian Ocean is the best-known example of a "Lazarus taxon"? A "Lazarus taxon," as its biblical name implies, is a species that reappears after long being assumed extinct. The textbook case is the Cretaceous fish the coelacanth, which unexpectedly appeared in a African fisherman's net in 1935. how about that. correct
2. What last name was shared by the 1979 male winner and the 2002 female winner of the Naismith Award for the nation's best college basketball player? Fans of white basketball players may recall both Larry and Sue Bird. correct
3. What country's famous flag was replaced last August by a red, black, and green triband with a white crescent and star? Libya no longer has the all-green flag of so many bar trivia questions past. correct
4. The college study group in the TV comedy Community formed to study what subject? Spanish 101--as taught by Ken Jeong's character, Senor Chang. nope
5. According to historians, what color was the hair of Norse explorer Leif Ericson's father? He was called Erik the Red, it turns out, because he was a ginger. correct
6. What restaurant chain can be reached nationwide by dialing 1-888-WE-JOUST? Medieval Times, of course, though I hope hundreds of you didn't call the number to find out. Medieval Times is a restaurant chain? I thought it was just a dinner theater with a few local outlets
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these U.S. presidents and no others? Polk, Taylor, Lincoln (twice), Bush 41, and Bush 43 (twice)? Those are the only presidents who won office despite losing the vote of their state of birth. (Dubya was born in Connecticut, not Texas, FYI.) correct!
1. Below full sets of letters and numbers and the words "Yes" and "No," what word typically appears at the bottom of a ouija board? Don't know that I have ever really looked at a Ouija Board. Ask?
2. What hit 2012 film follows the employees of an establishment called Xquisite? I cannot even think of what the hit movies have been in 2012. Have I been to a movie all year? Is this an animated movie?
3. The three tallest statues in the world all depict what figure? Buddha?
4. In 1561, what Italian anatomist first describe the way human egg cells travel between the ovary and the uterus? Fallopia?
5. According to the title of the song, what is the occupation of Simon & Garfunkel's "poor boy" with a "story seldom told"? boxer
6. The historical Prince Felix Yusupov is best known for the revolver wound that (presumably) helped kill whom? Rasputin
7. What unusual distinction is shared by all these works of classical music? The Art of the Fugue, Lulu, Moses und Aron, Mozart's Requiem, the "Roma" Symphony, The Tales of Hoffman, Turandot, the Universe Symphony. All were unfinished as a result of the death of the composer and were finished by others
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
1. What fish of the Indian Ocean is the best-known example of a "Lazarus taxon"? A "Lazarus taxon," as its biblical name implies, is a species that reappears after long being assumed extinct. The textbook case is the Cretaceous fish the coelacanth, which unexpectedly appeared in a African fisherman's net in 1935. how about that. correct
2. What last name was shared by the 1979 male winner and the 2002 female winner of the Naismith Award for the nation's best college basketball player? Fans of white basketball players may recall both Larry and Sue Bird. correct
3. What country's famous flag was replaced last August by a red, black, and green triband with a white crescent and star? Libya no longer has the all-green flag of so many bar trivia questions past. correct
4. The college study group in the TV comedy Community formed to study what subject? Spanish 101--as taught by Ken Jeong's character, Senor Chang. nope
5. According to historians, what color was the hair of Norse explorer Leif Ericson's father? He was called Erik the Red, it turns out, because he was a ginger. correct
6. What restaurant chain can be reached nationwide by dialing 1-888-WE-JOUST? Medieval Times, of course, though I hope hundreds of you didn't call the number to find out. Medieval Times is a restaurant chain? I thought it was just a dinner theater with a few local outlets
7. What unusual distinction is shared by these U.S. presidents and no others? Polk, Taylor, Lincoln (twice), Bush 41, and Bush 43 (twice)? Those are the only presidents who won office despite losing the vote of their state of birth. (Dubya was born in Connecticut, not Texas, FYI.) correct!
